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so if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we're deadbeats. if we fail to increase the debt limit, we would send our economy into a tailspin. that's a quote. what i just said. you know who said it? the republican speaker of the house, john boehner. the republican speaker has said if we don't pay our bills, we'll have an economic tailspin. this is not just my opinion. this is everybody's opinion. all right. now, why haven't we already gotten it down if it's such a simple thing? that's -- everybody is nodding, why didn't we already get this done? democrats and some reasonable republicans in congress are willing to raise the debt ceiling and pass a sensible budget. and i want to work with democrats and republicans to do just that, claire mccaskill is ready to do it. [ applause ] congressmanal congressman cle burn is ready to do it. we can get back to focusing on growing this economy and creating jobs, educating our kids, all of the things we've got to do. unfortunately there's a faction on the far right of the republican party right now. it's not
so if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we're deadbeats. if we fail to increase the debt limit, we would send our economy into a tailspin. that's a quote. what i just said. you know who said it? the republican speaker of the house, john boehner. the republican speaker has said if we don't pay our bills, we'll have an economic tailspin. this is not just my opinion. this is everybody's opinion. all right. now, why haven't we already gotten it down if it's such a simple thing? that's -- everybody...
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ceiling or the debt limit. where do we go from here? joining me now live mark murray. mark, obviously, the first thing at least some conservatives brought up with the president is that he has taken a different stance in the past when it came to the debt ceiling. >> well, in 2006, then senator barack obama ended up voting against a raise in the debt ceiling. republicans have seized on that saying that the position that president obama's taking today and also in 2011 is inconsistent with that 2006 vote. there is one very big difference between now and 2006. 2006 there wasn't this kind of big protracted battle over the debt ceiling at all. it wasn't a big issue. i was covering politics for nbc at the time. the debt ceiling increase was seen as a procedure and a very partisan vote then but not something you were reporting on for weeks and months like we have in 2011 then and now on the debt ceiling debate and, of course, what happened in 2011 was a loss to the nation's credit rating. there's big differences between
ceiling or the debt limit. where do we go from here? joining me now live mark murray. mark, obviously, the first thing at least some conservatives brought up with the president is that he has taken a different stance in the past when it came to the debt ceiling. >> well, in 2006, then senator barack obama ended up voting against a raise in the debt ceiling. republicans have seized on that saying that the position that president obama's taking today and also in 2011 is inconsistent with...
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pass the debt ceiling and talk about spending cuts if that's what you want to talk about. >> i want to read what "the washington post" conservative columnist had to say about the republican strategy. here's what he said. he wrote, obama's post-election arrogance and intransigence can put you in a fighting mood. i sympathize. this is what he's telling the republicans but i'm tending toward the realist view. don't force the issue when you don't have the power s. that what we're seeing with the debt kreeling in they don't have the power and maybe taking this advice from the conservative columnist? >> it's rare i agree with charles krauthammer but don't fight battles you can't win and don't go to the brink to be perceived as pulling back and therefore losing. this is not a fight they can win. it's certainly one they can lose and i think, though, just doing this three months, we are not done with this. if you're a crisis junkie, we are in the position of not only did the fiscal cliff not end this, we'll talk about this, and talking about it and talking about it and whether there's a coheren
pass the debt ceiling and talk about spending cuts if that's what you want to talk about. >> i want to read what "the washington post" conservative columnist had to say about the republican strategy. here's what he said. he wrote, obama's post-election arrogance and intransigence can put you in a fighting mood. i sympathize. this is what he's telling the republicans but i'm tending toward the realist view. don't force the issue when you don't have the power s. that what we're...
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the next debt ceiling date is extended to february 7th. what happens before then? well, the entire president's health care law gets under way january 21st. for republicans who want to be able to drag this out and fight longer, the clock is ticking. once you get to the january 1st, everyone ends up having benefits and exchanges are working and we'll continue to see if there are problems on the health care website and how many people enroll. once the thing is already established, it is very hard to dismantle it whole sale. there might be tinkering here or there. and of course, this might be an issue come the 2016 presidential election, but the longer this goes on, the harder it is for republicans to roll back. >> before we move to new jersey, i want to bring up something nancy pelosi said with andrea mitchell regarding the budget battle that lie ahead and what the president and others refer to as hostage taking, particularly when it comes to programs that could be hit very hard and the continued battle over entitlements. >> what i took away from that interview, andre
the next debt ceiling date is extended to february 7th. what happens before then? well, the entire president's health care law gets under way january 21st. for republicans who want to be able to drag this out and fight longer, the clock is ticking. once you get to the january 1st, everyone ends up having benefits and exchanges are working and we'll continue to see if there are problems on the health care website and how many people enroll. once the thing is already established, it is very hard...
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you say to people, do you agree we should raise the debt ceiling. the perception is i don't want to spend more money, not that we've spent this money, should we honor it. i'm sure if you call people and switch the poll question, we know polling questions determine outcomes and said do you think the united states should honor its obligations? you would have very different poll numbers and the reality is it's being played as don't want to incur more expenses -- the reality is we borrowed this money, we owe it. we'll be on the next countsdown clock by monday. >> that's right. >> still ahead -- >> texans do not want to sit back and watch austin turned into washington, d.c. >>> coming out swinging, wendy davis off and running in her bid to break republican 20-year grip on the governor's mansion. even some democrats admit, she's got a steep hill to climb. >>> just in the past hour, major league baseball responds, a-rod claiming he's the victim of a witch hunt. what mlb is saying to that. building animatronics is all about getting things to work together.
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ceiling. that would -- that would be counter, i think, to his entire career as a deal maker on the hill. >> thanks to all three of you. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, sandy hook elementary students face their first day back in school since the shooting took the lives of 26 of their classmates and teachers. they weren't in the same school facility but there was something familiar about their surroundings. >>> then with the fiscal cliffhanger over for now you next up, immigration. details on president obama's plans to move full steam ahead with immigration reform. congressman cuellar is going to join us live. the boys use capital one venture miles for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in your wallet? hut! i
ceiling. that would -- that would be counter, i think, to his entire career as a deal maker on the hill. >> thanks to all three of you. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, sandy hook elementary students face their first day back in school since the shooting took the lives of 26 of their classmates and teachers. they weren't in the same school facility but there was something familiar about their surroundings. >>> then with the fiscal cliffhanger over for now you next up,...
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so the discussion of debt limit and debt ceiling is really an october issue. the immediate crisis is, of course, the end of the government's fiscal year, october 1st. so by monday, it's a make or break moment. so how can we go forward and have a resolution to this? well, senate democrats today brought out their own countdown clock to a government shutdown, trying to put more pressure on the house republicans because the senate democrats will be able to pass what they will call a clean cr. so glossary time for everybody. continuing resolution to fund the government. so an extension of keeping the lights on and everything operating and clean because it wouldn't have any of those sort of christmas tree add-ons of other issues. that's what senate democrats want. that's the simplest solution, but it's not necessarily going to play on the house side where house speaker john boehner is saying, no, they won't take that up. they won't deal with that. they want to use any of these pressure points as an opportunity to negotiate things that they believe are important to t
so the discussion of debt limit and debt ceiling is really an october issue. the immediate crisis is, of course, the end of the government's fiscal year, october 1st. so by monday, it's a make or break moment. so how can we go forward and have a resolution to this? well, senate democrats today brought out their own countdown clock to a government shutdown, trying to put more pressure on the house republicans because the senate democrats will be able to pass what they will call a clean cr. so...
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with time running out before the thursday deadline for raising the debt ceiling. our first read team asks the question, can the senate save the day? nbc news senior political editor mark murray is standing by in washington. mark, let's layout where we are right now ahead of this white house meeting at 3:00 and what you think are the most likely outcomes this week? >> well, craig, it seems like we're closer to a deal than when this day started out. you played a few minutes ago sound from harry reid and mitch mcconnell both men sounding very cordial, sounded more like folks closer to a deal than breaking one apart. and what the situation seems to be coming down to is kind of like the broad contours of what susan collins had proposed after compromises and back and forth, it essentially it seems to be, reopening the government through january, and extending and raising the debt ceiling through january as well. maybe having a delay of the medical device tax, although democrats it's been reported say they want something in return for a concession like that. but a lot of
with time running out before the thursday deadline for raising the debt ceiling. our first read team asks the question, can the senate save the day? nbc news senior political editor mark murray is standing by in washington. mark, let's layout where we are right now ahead of this white house meeting at 3:00 and what you think are the most likely outcomes this week? >> well, craig, it seems like we're closer to a deal than when this day started out. you played a few minutes ago sound from...
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it was only done because the republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling. the mandatory cuts that are damaging our economy when we can least afford it and shut off the sequester and move forward with funding the government appropriately and making the long-term decisions needed. >> doesn't look like we will shut it out. friday you have this meeting after the deadline. what needs to be the first thing you believe the president should put on the table? >> here's the two-steps. get the big deal on taxes and mandatory spending. if you can't get that, let's stop sequester and torturing the portion of the budget thinking that will force us to act on the bigger budget deal. obviously that is not working. let's get a deal on spending. i introduced a bill today that would get rid of sequester and lock in place further cuts in spending and over the course of the next ten years in a lot less, about a third of what's done. get the portion fixed and let's start passing appropriations bills. let's stop lurching from crisis to crisis. if you can't get the big deal, that's
it was only done because the republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling. the mandatory cuts that are damaging our economy when we can least afford it and shut off the sequester and move forward with funding the government appropriately and making the long-term decisions needed. >> doesn't look like we will shut it out. friday you have this meeting after the deadline. what needs to be the first thing you believe the president should put on the table? >> here's the two-steps. get...
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ceiling fight will be at its fever pitch later this month. sources in both parties are saying there's talk of the house trying to take interim steps, incremental moves that could pass some bills that relate to protecting things likes veterans affairs, for example. this is similar to the program where they were able to keep the military checks coming. the house passioned it and senate passed it and the president signed it last night and they released a video for the troops overnight saying they would get paychecks. is it possible they will take a step at a time approach to try to restore pieces of the government? that's one thing that is being discussed right now. we'll see how that unfolds through the day. that isn't the same as turning the lights back on and bringing back all of the employees, but it might be one kind of way where they can show action and find some areas of common ground when you pick areas of the federal government or federal employees or benefits that are most harmful when they are suspended and try to address that. that's
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ceiling. and at the end of the day, it still comes down to the ability of our speaker to put something on the floor and mr. boehner does that, i'm very optimistic that we have a good shot at passing something and then going to conference. >> congressman, thanks for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >> lawyers for the couple accused of abducting a young girl now admit they adopted the girl illegally as thousands of tips come in regarding the girl's true identity. >>> plus -- >> i declare joseph and orville to be lawful spouses in the state of new jersey. >> senator elect cory booker officiating the first same sex weddings in new jersey. chris christie dropped his challenge to marriage equality in the garden state. will it be a problem should he decide to run for president? alz always, you can join our conversation on twitter. at newsnation. huh...fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old
ceiling. and at the end of the day, it still comes down to the ability of our speaker to put something on the floor and mr. boehner does that, i'm very optimistic that we have a good shot at passing something and then going to conference. >> congressman, thanks for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you very much. >> lawyers for the couple accused of abducting a young girl now admit they adopted the girl illegally as thousands of tips come in regarding the girl's true...
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ceiling. jim demint announced it is endorsing mcconnell's tea party primary opponent bev vin, not afraid to stand up to the establishment and he will do what it takes to stop obama care, perhaps more proof in the words of our first read team, the shutdown has brought the gop to the brink of an idealogical civil war. nbc news senior political editor mark murray is with me now. mcconnell's team wasting no time responding saying bevin has the dubious honor of standing with a self-serving d.c. fund raising group that made its name by recruiting unelectable candidates that ensured barack obama a majority in the senate. he has a gar gant tu an cash advantage but is this something to worry about? >> two things to worry about, primary and general election challenge. we have seen mitch mcconnell in the comments he's given suggests he's more worried about the general election than primary. it's important to take a step back. we have seen interparty fighting, prominent republican senators getting primary
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as i mentioned, extending unemployment insurance and raising the debt ceiling by february 7th and increasing the minimum wage which our new wall street journal poll shows 63% of americans support that, as well as immigration reform. when you hear least productive, least active, most unpopular congress, what is your reaction to that? >> i think it's an accurate assessment. and i am as frustrated -- i've never seen it like this. hard to get agreement. but all of those things that you mentioned, now that this budget agreement has been done and this week we will also pass the defense bill, those two big ones behind us, then we'll start going to every one of those things. remember, immigration we passed a year ago out in the senate. we've got to get our brothers and sisters in the house to finally take that one up. >> so in a sense you believe this budget deal will -- i don't want to say open the flood gates because we don't want to get ahead of ourselves but might allow for a trickle of progress which would be an improvement based on the record. >> i hope and pray so, tamron. >> thank you for yo
as i mentioned, extending unemployment insurance and raising the debt ceiling by february 7th and increasing the minimum wage which our new wall street journal poll shows 63% of americans support that, as well as immigration reform. when you hear least productive, least active, most unpopular congress, what is your reaction to that? >> i think it's an accurate assessment. and i am as frustrated -- i've never seen it like this. hard to get agreement. but all of those things that you...
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where i think republicans thought especially since they put off the debt ceiling fight they'd be able to take control of this issue. >> let's play what mitch mcconnell said just yesterday slamming the democrats for floating new revenue proposals. >> this is just another opportunity to trot out the democrat focus group approved policy stunt. if this is another fake fight designed by the white house to push us to the brink, then republicans are really not interested in playing along. >> molly, another fake fight. as it was described by mitch mcconnell there. but we know when you look at polling and watched since the end of the year, the polls show it's republicans who come up short where people believe they're presenting the fake fight, at least some of the polling. >> well, it is interesting to hear mcconnell describe it as focus group approved. they believe public opinion on their side and if there is what is viewed as gridlock and dysfunction in washington, republicans are blamed by that. i think the white house concluded, looking back on the last four years, that every time republic
where i think republicans thought especially since they put off the debt ceiling fight they'd be able to take control of this issue. >> let's play what mitch mcconnell said just yesterday slamming the democrats for floating new revenue proposals. >> this is just another opportunity to trot out the democrat focus group approved policy stunt. if this is another fake fight designed by the white house to push us to the brink, then republicans are really not interested in playing along....
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debt ceiling versus fiscal cliff and now the sequester and as jonathan pointed out, the sequester cuts kind of a rolling cut. they don't really get this. i'll say the white house is probably in a better position messagingwise because what they can do right now and what they are doing right now is pointing to the individual cuts and that resonates with voters and people who are monitoring the news, being able to say, oh, meatpackers can't inspect meat or longer lines at the airport. the resonates with people and effective messaging on their part and republicans don't have that same luxury right now. >> does it resonate only with the people that agree with the president? you talk about, for example, not likely that the republicans in the reddest part of the country receiving calls of constituents. is this again another situation where it resonates? if that's what you believe and going back to the core of this, this huge gap in this country and in people elected to represent us on what should be done particularly when it comes to tax revenue, shira? >> well, i think the people who agree w
debt ceiling versus fiscal cliff and now the sequester and as jonathan pointed out, the sequester cuts kind of a rolling cut. they don't really get this. i'll say the white house is probably in a better position messagingwise because what they can do right now and what they are doing right now is pointing to the individual cuts and that resonates with voters and people who are monitoring the news, being able to say, oh, meatpackers can't inspect meat or longer lines at the airport. the...
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and also, specifically in reference to the debt ceiling, he said, quote, we can't afford to repeat that. one more point that i'll make, tamron, is that i think that the president, this white house feels as if they haven't gotten a lot of credit for the economic recovery. so you heard the president talk about that as well. he said at the start of this speech, quote, today five years after the start of that great recession, america has fought its way back. so i think that those were sort of the three goals of this speech, tamron. i think moving it forward he heads to missouri next, he heads to florida tomorrow, we are going to continue to hear these themes as he does map out some new policies. >> all right, kristen. i know you've got to get on a charter following the president. let me bring in zachary. you heard kristen say the president has at least six more speeches with his plan to introduce new policy. but is it really about policy? the ideas have been out there. we know the president's ideas in investing in small businesses, for example. he's brought in some of these same ideas, the
and also, specifically in reference to the debt ceiling, he said, quote, we can't afford to repeat that. one more point that i'll make, tamron, is that i think that the president, this white house feels as if they haven't gotten a lot of credit for the economic recovery. so you heard the president talk about that as well. he said at the start of this speech, quote, today five years after the start of that great recession, america has fought its way back. so i think that those were sort of the...
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but we are not going to renegotiate and negotiate and renegotiate the debt ceiling. that is off the table. and unless republicans understand that, we're not going in place in october, september, and november. >> in kelly o'donnell's report, she noted there at least seems to be some narrow agreement, especially when you look at a corporate tax rate. but the issue or the rankle is the corporate tax rate, in exchange for spending on infrastructure and other jobs investments, which is what the president wants. >> right. but we have a long way to go, because we need a budget in the first place. don't forget, the senate passed this budget, we passed the budget, but we are not to knock on the conference. the middle class in this country is being held hostage, and democrats are standing up, almost to the person, and saying, we need to protect the middle class. things are not getting much better. we still have a lot of people who are unemployed and we need to do something. the president is right on target when he says, let's get to the infrastructure. that work has to get gon
but we are not going to renegotiate and negotiate and renegotiate the debt ceiling. that is off the table. and unless republicans understand that, we're not going in place in october, september, and november. >> in kelly o'donnell's report, she noted there at least seems to be some narrow agreement, especially when you look at a corporate tax rate. but the issue or the rankle is the corporate tax rate, in exchange for spending on infrastructure and other jobs investments, which is what...
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funding the government, raising the debt ceiling, and maybe being able to finally come to an agreement on getting rid of sequestration, having a deal that is a compromise deal with republicans and tries to make everyone happy. of course, we've seen so many attempts at a grand bargain. they've all failed. thomas, this is the time to regroup. we're seeing how republicans regroup to see what their strategy's going to be. this is almost going back to the drawing board time. >> let's talk about the government shutdown. the timing of that, as i understand it, would be the end of september with the ultimate goal trying to defund obama care. open enrollment begins on october 1st. >> that's right. we've seen a lot of rhetoric from republicans who say they want to defund obama care, and they're holding that and threatening to shut down the federal government. one development we've seen over the past three or four days now, thomas, is that a lot of republicans seem to be very hesitant to making that kind of move, noting they only control the house of representatives, not the united states senate,
funding the government, raising the debt ceiling, and maybe being able to finally come to an agreement on getting rid of sequestration, having a deal that is a compromise deal with republicans and tries to make everyone happy. of course, we've seen so many attempts at a grand bargain. they've all failed. thomas, this is the time to regroup. we're seeing how republicans regroup to see what their strategy's going to be. this is almost going back to the drawing board time. >> let's talk...
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ceiling crisis had not taken place, thomas. >> thanks so much. katherine joins us by phone. we apologize for not having that shot up. let me talk to you. the big gains and let's focus on that in the jobs. we have in the services area for business and professional service, transportation and warehousing and construction. what does that indicate to you? >> it indicates first of all that the housing market has been growing. that the growth in housing has tempered a little bit but we are seeing more construction workers going back to work. you're seeing gains in areas that have suffered during the recession, some of those jobs are coming back. >> with the gains on wall street, is it expected because the fed is going to further delay tame perring its stimulus programs they are going to still be pumping cash? >> there's a happy medium that wall street economists and traders are looking for. they don't want the report to be too gray because that means you're going to see -- pretty soon. but you don't want to be too because it means the economy is fallin
ceiling crisis had not taken place, thomas. >> thanks so much. katherine joins us by phone. we apologize for not having that shot up. let me talk to you. the big gains and let's focus on that in the jobs. we have in the services area for business and professional service, transportation and warehousing and construction. what does that indicate to you? >> it indicates first of all that the housing market has been growing. that the growth in housing has tempered a little bit but we...
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we have the shutdown from the mid-90s and almost debt ceiling crisis in 2011. in both instances, you had an economic consequence where consumer confidence takes a hit and the economy slows down. that's not good for anybody. >> i want to talk a little bit about the time line i just posed to kelly o'donnell. if the house works through the weekend as it has indicated and the senate could get this new resolution maybe sunday, probably monday. does that even give you and your colleagues enough time to act before tuesday's deadline? >> no, it doesn't give you enough time. i hope they don't play a game with trying to jam the senate. because what should happen here is we should deal with this forthrightly. our side compromised by accepting a lower number. there's already been a good effort at compromising. we should get this done and keep the government open and get it down. then if house republicans or senate republicans whant to debate jobs or debt, we can do that in the normal course of our work. but by putting this kind of crisis at a deadline, either for the gover
we have the shutdown from the mid-90s and almost debt ceiling crisis in 2011. in both instances, you had an economic consequence where consumer confidence takes a hit and the economy slows down. that's not good for anybody. >> i want to talk a little bit about the time line i just posed to kelly o'donnell. if the house works through the weekend as it has indicated and the senate could get this new resolution maybe sunday, probably monday. does that even give you and your colleagues enough...
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they're focused on the real fights coming up this fall on the debt ceiling. >> all right. thanks so much for being here this afternoon. >> thanks. >>> now we turn to to breaking news on another military trial. a jury has decided that the soldier who bleed guilty to killing 16 afghan civilians last year will spend life in prison without a chance at parole. jim, what can you tell me about this verdict? >> well, this was staff sergeant robert bales, involving in one of the most horrific incidents involving the u.s. military in the entire afghanistan war. a year ago he left his base in southern afghanistan in the middle of the night, went to two separate villages and opened fire on civilians, killing 16 afghans, including women and children. while he attempted a defense at traumatic brain injury, he was on steroids, alcohol, none of that stood the test of the court. actually, bales, in a plea bargain, accepted life without parole instead of a possible death sentence. in his own apology to the american people, to the court, certainly to the afghan people, he had no earthly reas
they're focused on the real fights coming up this fall on the debt ceiling. >> all right. thanks so much for being here this afternoon. >> thanks. >>> now we turn to to breaking news on another military trial. a jury has decided that the soldier who bleed guilty to killing 16 afghan civilians last year will spend life in prison without a chance at parole. jim, what can you tell me about this verdict? >> well, this was staff sergeant robert bales, involving in one of...